Before we lived here full time I drove from the UK to Crete and back again a few times winter and summer , whenever I had a gap in my work , Never booked ahead just drove down in my old Volvo Estate loaded with tools and materials ...and went back loaded with wine, raki,cheese and oil... I liked the freedom of not booking in advance ...so if I wanted to stop in Italy or spend time with some friends in Luxembourg (petrol was very cheap in Luxembourg) I could ...once or twice I had to wait in Ancona or Patras for the next ferry ... but not that often ,and one winter time I woke up in a carpark in the north of Italy in the Volvo in a car park in a snow drift ... I liked the journey ,always met interesting people ....

Warwick, I will definitely check on if we have to bunk in with other 2 other complete strangers or if we get the cabin to ourselves and no crying babies Hoping to get Piraeus-Chania-Piraeus fare quote tomorrow, it is after all the only way to get us and our van onto the island!!

Tim - wish we could have rented a smaller vehicle like Caddy, Berlingo, etc. but cannot justify the cost for this expedition.

Matilpa1 wrote:Warwick, I will definitely check on if we have to bunk in with other 2 other complete strangers or if we get the cabin to ourselves and no crying babies

On the Heraklion ferries, there are both 2 and 4 berth cabins. I don't imagine Chania ferries are any different. Just book a 2 berth. You are not forced to share if you don't want to. A 2 berth cabin is a bit more expensive per head obviously.

YoMo2 wrote:... Just book a 2 berth. You are not forced to share if you don't want to...

Freight bookings work differently from normal car bookings, Andrew. You pay for the vehicle at a much higher price than for a car but the price includes two passengers and a cabin. Since the cabin is included in the vehicle price I am not sure that you have a choice. I guessed that the shipping line might allocate the cheapest cabin and that could mean a 4 berth sharing with other people. That is why I advised Matilpa1 to check exactly what the quote included.

In reply to Kilkis post. With a large vehicle yes it includes a cabin, and if not busy it's on your own. Busy time they try to put the same language together. And you don't get the choice. I have found one has to request both cabins and discount tickets, They try not to tell you. Also, ask for the discount ticket (not usually offered) as you are entitled to a discount in restaurants and bars.

YoMo2 wrote:... Just book a 2 berth. You are not forced to share if you don't want to...

Freight bookings work differently from normal car bookings, Andrew. You pay for the vehicle at a much higher price than for a car but the price includes two passengers and a cabin. Since the cabin is included in the vehicle price I am not sure that you have a choice. I guessed that the shipping line might allocate the cheapest cabin and that could mean a 4 berth sharing with other people. That is why I advised Matilpa1 to check exactly what the quote included.

Warwick

Ooops! Missed the fact that it was a freight booking. I was distracted by the midwifery section of the thread.